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Gin Tasting Masterclass in Aberdeen

Gin Tasting Masterclass in Aberdeen

In this tutored gin tasting, led by the Head Distiller, you’ll have the opportunity taste the traditional gin botanicals (Juniper, Coriander, Angelica, Orris) as single distillates, training your palette to the individual flavours that make gin…gin. This is an essential skill for any gin connoisseur! Sample the range of small batch Aberdeen Gin expressions (London Dry and Fruit gins). Challenge yourself with the mystery single distillate – will you be the first to guess the botanical? The event concludes with a G&T of your choice – choose any gin from the range or perhaps one of the single distillates you’ve enjoyed during the event. All of the distillates / gins have been crafted using premium organic alcohol – luxuriously smooth. Once you’ve finished the tasting you’ll gain the ability to recognise the flavours that make up gin. Take this knowledge home, explore your gin shelves and enjoy your very own tasting with the skills you’ve learned during this Gin Tasting Masterclass.
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3 hour Gin School Experience in Aberdeen

3 hour Gin School Experience in Aberdeen

Guided by the Head Distiller, craft and distil your very own 70cl bottle of Scottish Gin. Using premium organic alcohol and botanicals from around the world, including the flavourful Macedonian Juniper, you’ll create a traditional gin recipe before going on to choose from over 100 different botanicals to make a unique gin, designed by you. Uncover the hidden history of distilling in Aberdeen, listen to the intriguing story of where gin came from, explore the restricted areas of the distillery and see how Aberdeen Gin is authentically distilled in the heart of the city. Enjoy drinks throughout and taste samples of true small batch artisan gin – both London Dry and Fruit Gins. Finally, choose the strength of your gin. Bottle your gin. Now the tough part…naming your gin. The event concludes with a surprise cocktail to celebrate you have become an Aberdeen Distiller!
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From £120.00
500 Years of Crime and Punishment: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

500 Years of Crime and Punishment: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

From bodysnatching and beheadings to witchcraft and whippings, we share real life stories of crime and punishment from the last 500 years on this self-guided GPS audio tour. Along the way you’ll see major Aberdeen landmarks, from Marischal College to the Mercat Cross, and learn how they were witness to darkest chapters in the city’s history. Scot Free Tours sheds a light on the baffling and often unjust laws of the last five centuries – and reveals that past is not as far away as we think. Thousands of people have loved our 5-star rated live tours and now you can experience them with freedom of an audio guide! The tour plays audio automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline. Start the tour in the app, put your phone in your pocket, and let us guide you around Aberdeen. The total walking distance is 3km and takes about 45 minutes without stopping, but you can pause anytime!
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See Details → Duration: 45 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes
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Private Aberdeen Arrival Transfer - Airport to Hotel / Accommodation

Private Aberdeen Arrival Transfer - Airport to Hotel / Accommodation

Get your time in Aberdeen off to a stress-free start with this private, one-way transfer service from Aberdeen Airport. Simply book before your trip, meet your driver at Aberdeen Airport when you land, and then sit back as you travel to your central Aberdeen hotel in the air-conditioned comfort of a private vehicle. This private Aberdeen Airport transportation service is available 24 hours, seven days a week to suit your schedule, and designed for private groups of up to eight people. • One-way private arrival transfer from Aberdeen Airport to Aberdeen hotel • Door-to-door service with a professional driver • Rates cover private groups of one to six passengers • Private transfers operate 24 hours, seven days a week
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From £38.36
Private Aberdeen City Walking Tour

Private Aberdeen City Walking Tour

Discover Aberdeen's local history and culture on this 1.5 hour walking tour with a local guide, available every day any time. Discover Aberdeen's rich history from being a small fishing settlement to the centre of oil for Europe. Make your way through some of the oldest streets, explore tunnels and retrace the steps of some of Aberdeen's most important figures in our (sometimes very dark) history. You'll also discover the amazing street art that has overtaken Aberdeen and has become a huge part of the culture. From unassuming corners to major buildings, there’s art around every turn and your guide knows just where to find the best of the best.
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See Details → Duration: 1 hours 30 minutes
From £115.00
Private Highland whisky tour - Build your own tour!

Private Highland whisky tour - Build your own tour!

WHISKYWHEELS PRIVATE HIGHLAND WHISKY TOUR + We pick you up + We help you create your own tour to the Highlands This private Whiskywheels tour is fantastic for those wishing to sample what the Highland whisky distilleries have to offer. Fully customizable tour. + We can usually manage around 4-6 stops depending on availability (more are possible if you want to break records) We book and arrange the tour for you. Let us know what you want to do. The distilleries ask for a small fee for entry. Choose a mix of whisky tastings and distillery tours. Fantastic and entertaining tales from each distillery from local experts who know their whisky. Message us to pick your own itinerary or let us create it for you with your requirements. Travel in comfort in an air-conditioned vehicle with a reliable driver who can point out sights on the way and provide assistance all day. We will have 45 to 60 minutes for lunch at a Scottish style pub or Inn depending on your requirements.
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See Details → Duration: 7 hours to 10 hours
From £540.00
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Aberdeen’s Distillery Discovery Tour

Aberdeen’s Distillery Discovery Tour

Visit the City of Aberdeen Distillery & Gin School - with a double G&T in hand, join us on a Discovery Tour and learn about Aberdeen’s lost distilling heritage, explore the distillery including the restricted production area, find out how you can make your own gin either at the distillery or at home, take part in a Q&A session with the head distiller and finally, enjoy a gin tasting from the range of true Aberdeen gins.
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 Whisky Distillery Trifecta - Glenlivet-Glenallachie-Strathisla

Whisky Distillery Trifecta - Glenlivet-Glenallachie-Strathisla

Unique tour to three top distilleries! We pick you up! Let us know where you are. Whiskywheels tours specialise in the wonderful whisky that Scotland has to offer. Whisky Trifecta tour - Glenlivet, Glenallchie and Strathisla. Glenallachie The jewel in the crown of Speyside. Many awards, low volume , independently owned. Glenallachie take their time to produce some of the best single malts in the world. Strathisla A world class distillery that is also one of the oldest working distilleries in the world with over 232 years of producing the water of life. Try out their blending experience and take away your own whisky created by you. Glenlivet The tour and tasting at Glenlivet takes you back in time to how whisky was first made in Speyside. The oldest legal single malt distillery in the world. Glenlivet also produce the most single malt spirit in the world most years. Admissions are subject to availability. If no availability, we replace with like for like experiences.
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Speyside Whisky Trail Day Tour from Aberdeen Including Admissions

Speyside Whisky Trail Day Tour from Aberdeen Including Admissions

Whether you're a whisky lover or a whisky learner, you're bound to get a taste for it in the beautiful region of Speyside. Home to around 50% of all Scottish whisky distilleries, there's almost too much to see and drink. So on this tour, we help you get the most out of the region by taking you to two distinct distilleries. It’s a chance to learn about the incredible history, process, and flavours of Scotland’s national drink.
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Aberdeen & Shire Castle & Distillery Private Group one Day Tour

Aberdeen & Shire Castle & Distillery Private Group one Day Tour

This is a private tour for your group only. Aberdeenshire has many treasures to offer and we will take you on a tour to areas that are stunning and interesting. A suggested itinerary depending on hotel location: -Old Aberdeen - Fascinating medieval history -Dunnottar Castle - one of the worlds' most iconic -Crathes Castle - 16th century masterpiece & amazing gardens -Lunch at nice restaurant -Royal Lochnagar Distillery/Glen Garioch Distillery Tasting tour (included in the cost of the tour) or Balmoral Castle, if open to the public. Choose your own itinerary. Pick up/drop is included. See exclusions for distance surcharges. Access to the castle interiors and Distillery Tasting Tours are subject to seasonal opening times. Access to most castles grounds is free, except Balmoral. Please contact us for details. You must be over 18 to taste the whisky during the Distillery tour but younger people are welcome.
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See Details → Duration: 7 hours to 8 hours
From £292.00
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Balmoral & Historic Castles Private Tour from Aberdeen

Balmoral & Historic Castles Private Tour from Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire has many treasures to offer, and we take you on a private tour to areas that are stunning and interesting. We step back in time and visit amazing castles & historic areas and give you a true taste of times gone by. Itinerary depends on hotel location: -Crathes Castle - 16thC marvel & amazing gardens -Balmoral Castle - Scottish home to the Royal Family (not open all year) -Lunch at nice restaurant -Dunnottar Castle - one of the world's most iconic -Old Aberdeen - Fascinating medieval history Whisky distillery Tasting Tour option - please contact us. Choose your own itinerary option. Pick up/drop is included. See exclusions for distance surcharges. Most castles are free to see from the outside, except Balmoral. Interior tours are chargeable and subject to seasonal opening times. Please contact us for details. Please note Balmoral is not open all year. Alternative castles and attractions can be visited. The tour normally lasts 7 -8 hours including travelling time.
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From £540.00
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Private Balmoral Glamis Dunnottar Castles Tour from Aberdeen

Private Balmoral Glamis Dunnottar Castles Tour from Aberdeen

A truly amazing day out visiting some of the most stunning, famous and iconic castles in Scotland (Aberdeenshire is spoilt with its number). The day is fully guided by your driver and or castle staff. We go to a castle for lunch. This is a private tour for your party & includes pick up/drop off. The route and itinerary can be changed to suit. Please advise us of any required changes. As of Sept 23 Balmoral have extended their opening dates. Glamis is open Spring to Winter. Contact us for details. If you would like to visit a distillery instead of a castle, please let us know so we can book a tasting tour. Advance booking required for distilleries. Most castles grounds are free to access (except Balmoral) but all charge for internal tours. We book the tickets and invoice you via PayPal. All attractions subject to seasonal opening times. Please contact us for details. Please note at Dunnottar there is a gentle slope from carpark to see it, but to go inside there is a long staircase.
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Aberdeen Historical Walking Tour

Aberdeen Historical Walking Tour

Time Exposure Travel will take you on a walking tour round some of the most interesting historical areas of Old Aberdeen. In Old Aberdeen some the areas we will explore include the buildings of the 15th Century University, at 12th Century Cathedral with an amazing heraldic ceiling and a dark secret, other fascinating areas and even visit a secret graveyard very few locals even know about. Tours can be tailored to suit. Please note access to the Chapel interiors is subject to availability and seasonal opening times. Please contact us for details. Time Exposure Travel are members of ABTOT (No.5419) which provides protection for customers’ prepayments.
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Multi Day Private Tour Of Scotland

Multi Day Private Tour Of Scotland

This is a 2-7 day private tour of the Scottish Highlands operated by Dirty Daves.... there is no set Itinerary..... no rules and no holds barred..... join Dave for the most crazy and unique tour of Scotland.
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From £2,051.99
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Aberdeenshire Castles Cows and Whisky Private Day Trip

Aberdeenshire Castles Cows and Whisky Private Day Trip

An amazing private tour that provides a true taste of Scotland. Historic Castles, Highland Cows & Whisky. Feel the history, taste the beef and drink a dram. Dunnottar Castle is one of the world's most iconic castles, impregnably built on a sheer headland. Crathes, a stunning 16th century Castle with amazing gardens. We offer you the chance to learn about and meet our native breed of cattle and have a Beef lunch. Enjoy an amazing tasting tour around The Royal Lochnagar or The Glen Garioch Distillery, both produce a world class single malt Scotch. Balmoral Castle is an option instead of the distillery (subject to seasonal opening times). All tours can be tailored to suit and the farm and distillery are subject to seasonal opening times and require advance booking. Please contact us for details. Most castle grounds are free to visit, but charge for interior tours. The stepped entrance at Dunnottar, requires a degree of fitness. You must be over 18 to taste the whisky.
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See Details → Duration: 7 hours to 8 hours
From £469.00